Japan LPGA Championship

Japan LPGA Championship

Tournament information
Location	Rotates
Established	1968
Course(s)	Rotates
Tour(s)	LPGA of Japan Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	¥200,000,000
Month played	September
Current champion
Rio Takeda

The Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup (日本女子プロゴルフ選手権大会コニカミノルタ杯, Nihon Josi Puro Gorufu Senshuken Taikai Konika Minoruta Hai), is one of the longest running tournaments in the history of the Japan Ladies Professional Golf Association, surpassed only by Japan Women's Open. It is one of four majors on the LPGA of Japan Tour.

Year	Champion	Venue	Location	Score	To par	Purse (¥)	Winner's share (¥)
Sony JLPGA Championship
2024	Rio Takeda	Kanehide Kise Country Club	Nago, Okinawa	276	−12	200,000,000	36,000,000
Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup
2023	Sora Kamiya	Passage Kinkai Island Golf Club	Nagasaki, Nagasaki	269	−19	200,000,000	36,000,000
2022	Haruka Kawasaki	Jōyō Country Club	Jōyō, Kyoto	272	−16	200,000,000	36,000,000
2021	Mone Inami	Shizu Hills Country Club	Naka, Ibaraki	269	−19	200,000,000	36,000,000
2020	Saki Nagamine	JFE Setonaikai Golf Club	Kasaoka, Okayama	276	−12	200,000,000	36,000,000
2019	Nasa Hataoka	Cherry Hills Golf Club	Miki, Hyōgo	270	−18	200,000,000	36,000,000
2018	Jiyai Shin	Kosugi Country Club	Imizu, Toyama	272	−16	200,000,000	36,000,000
2017	Lee Ji-hee	Appikogen Country Club	Hachimantai, Iwate	279	−5	200,000,000	36,000,000
2016	Ai Suzuki	Noboribetsu Country Club	Noboribetsu, Hokkaido	289	+1	140,000,000	25,200,000
2015	Teresa Lu	Passage Kinkai Island Golf Club	Nagasaki, Nagasaki	281	−7	140,000,000	25,200,000
2014	Ai Suzuki	Minagi Golf Club	Miki, Hyōgo	283	−5	140,000,000	25,200,000
2013	Lee Bo-mee	Eniwa Country Club	Eniwa, Hokkaido	205	−11	140,000,000	18,900,000
2012	Chie Arimura	Tarao County Club, West Course	Koka, Shiga	275	−13	140,000,000	25,200,000
2011	Yuko Mitsuka	King Fields Golf Club	Ichihara, Chiba	282	−6	140,000,000	25,200,000
2010	Saiki Fujita	Grandage Golf Club	Yoshino, Nara	275	−13	140,000,000	25,200,000
2009	Shinobu Moromizato	Gifuseki Country Club	Seki, Gifu	282	−6	140,000,000	25,200,000
2008	Shin Hyun-ju	Katayamazu Golf Club, Hakusan Course	Kaga, Ishikawa	283	−5	100,000,000	18,000,000
2007	Akane Iijima	Regus Crest Golf Club, Grand Course	Akitakata, Hiroshima	274	−14	100,000,000	18,000,000
2006	Ai Miyazato	Nidom Classic Course, Nispa Course	Tomakomai, Hokkaido	282	−6	100,000,000	18,000,000
2005	Yuri Fudoh	Meishin Youkaichi Country Club	Higashiomi, Shiga	278	−10	70,000,000	12,600,000
2004	Kaori Higo	Taiheiyo Club and Associates, Mashiko Course	Mashiko, Tochigi	281	−7	70,000,000	12,600,000
2003	Yuri Fudoh	Taiheiyo Club and Associates, Konan Course	Kumagaya, Saitama	277	−11	70,000,000	12,600,000
Japan LPGA Championship Konica Cup
2002	Ku Ok-hee	Taiheiyo Club, Rokko Course	Miki, Hyōgo	283	−5	70,000,000	12,600,000
2001	Kumiko Hiyoshi	Rope Club	Shioya, Tochigi	282	−6	70,000,000	12,600,000
2000	Aki Takamura	Liberal Hills Golf Club	Tomioka, Fukushima	287	−1	70,000,000	12,600,000
1999	Fuki Kido	Biwako Country Club	Ritto, Shiga	281	−7	70,000,000	12,600,000
1998	Michiko Hattori	Miho Golf Club	Miho, Ibaraki	290	+2	70,000,000	12,600,000
1997	Akiko Fukushima	Fuji Country Shuga Club	Kani, Gifu	283	−9	70,000,000	12,600,000
Japan LPGA Championship
1996	Ikuyo Shiotani	Nagaoka Country Club	Nagaoka, Niigata	283	−5	65,000,000	11,700,000
1995	Aki Takamura	The Classic Golf Club	Miyawaka, Fukuoka	282	−6	65,000,000	11,700,000
1994	Kumiko Hiyoshi	Hotaka Country Club	Azumino, Nagano	285	−3	65,000,000	11,700,000
1993	Kaori Harada	Asahikokusai Hamamura Onsen Golf Club	Tottori, Tottori	284	−4	65,000,000	11,700,000
1992	Ku Ok-hee	Hirakawa Country Club	Chiba, Chiba	285	−3	60,000,000	10,800,000
1991	Tatsuko Ohsako	Asahikokusai Tojo Country Club	Katō, Hyōgo	213	−3	60,000,000	8,100,000
1990	Ayako Okamoto	Koryo Country Club	Kanuma, Tochigi	282	−6	45,000,000	8,100,000
1989	Fukumi Tani	Ogane Golf Club	Nasukarasuyama, Tochigi	276	−12	40,000,000	7,000,000
1988	Tatsuko Ohsako	ABC Golf Club	Katō, Hyōgo	281	−7	40,000,000	7,000,000
1987	Fusako Nagata	Asahigaoka Country Club	Tochigi, Tochigi	281	−7	40,000,000	7,000,000
1986	Kayoko Ikoma	ABC Golf Club	Katō, Hyōgo	280	−8	40,000,000	7,000,000
1985	Tu Ai-yu	Karasuyamajo Country Club	Nasukarasuyama, Tochigi	284	−4	30,000,000	5,000,000
1984	Huang Yueh-chyn	Shinshu Ina Kokusai Golf Club	Ina, Nagano	285	−3	30,000,000	5,000,000
1983	Tatsuko Ohsako	Gamo Golf Club	Hino, Shiga	288	E	25,000,000	4,000,000
1982	Ayako Okamoto	Takaoka Country Club	Takaoka, Toyama	283	−5	20,000,000	3,000,000
1981	Mieko Suzuki	Goi Country Club	Ichihara, Chiba	213	−3	15,000,000	2,500,000
1980	Tatsuko Ohsako	Gamo Golf Club	Hino, Shiga	212	−4	15,000,000	2,500,000
1979	Ayako Okamoto	PL Country Club	Tondabayashi, Osaka	205	−17	15,000,000	2,500,000
1978	Yuko Moriguchi	PL Country Club	Tondabayashi, Osaka	215	−7	12,000,000	1,800,000
1977	Hisako Higuchi	PL Country Club	Tondabayashi, Osaka	218	−4	12,000,000	1,800,000
1976	Hisako Higuchi	PL Country Club	Tondabayashi, Osaka	222	E	10,000,000	1,500,000
1975	Sayoko Yamazaki	PL Country Club	Tondabayashi, Osaka	223	+1	10,000,000	1,500,000
1974	Hisako Higuchi	Hisayama Country Club	Hisayama, Fukuoka	220	+4	5,810,000	1,500,000
1973	Hisako Higuchi	Teiho Country Club	Toyota, Aichi	218	−4	5,335,000	1,500,000
1972	Hisako Higuchi	Teiho Country Club	Toyota, Aichi	225	+3	3,590,000	1,000,000
1971	Hisako Higuchi	Teiho Country Club	Toyota, Aichi	228	+6	1,670,000	500,000
1970	Hisako Higuchi	Teiho Country Club	Toyota, Aichi	227	+5	947,000	250,000
1969	Hisako Higuchi	Teiho Country Club	Toyota, Aichi	225	+3	580,000	200,000
1968	Hisako Higuchi	Amagi Country Club	Izu, Shizuoka	222	+4	470,000	150,000

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